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: icC^5W*C 5y»>' »W~ ■WJ^i Science is continually dis covering mistakes and mak ing new ones. Tax-free securities are the only free things left in the country. VOL. 15—NO. 7 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1952 4 11.50 PER YEAS 12 Defendants Placed On Probation At Court Meet Haydock Sent To State Hospital Court of General Sessions con vened and adjourned Monday of this week. The court, presided over by Judge Steve C. Griffith, of Newberry, placed 12 defendants on probation and continued seven cases until a later term. The June term was adjourned at one p.m. Argus Herman Haydock, charg ed with rape of a 15-year-old Negro girl on June 4 was sent to the State Hospital for observa tion. The defendants put on proba tion and turned over to Probation Officer Roy D. Stutts were: White: Douglas A. Huff, 15 years of age, pled guilty to housebreak ing and larceny, sentenced to In dustrial school until 21 years of age. Sentence suspended and placed on probation two years. Willie R. Erskine. 35, pled guilty to non support; given one year and a fine of $1500. Sen tence suspended upon payment of $20—per week, and put on pro bation until the amount is paid. Jerry Teal Waddell, 26, given one year for second offense of driving drunk, pled guilty and drew one year and a fine of $1000. Sentence suspended up on service of 30 days and pay ment of $100 and placed on pro bation for 18 months. Keith Lawson, 27, pled guilty to non support; given one year and a fine of $1500; upon payment of $20.00 per week, and after the $1500 is paid, the sentence to terminate. P. B. Banks, 35, pled guilty to non support of four children, two of which are at present patients in the Newberry Memorial Hos pital undergoing treatment, and given one year or $1500 fine. Up on payment of $50 per week sen tence suspended and placed on yirobation until the complete fine is paid. Rufus (Red) Griffin, 27, charg ed with pointing fire arms, pled guilty and was given two years Which was suspended and placed ■ tm probation. Negroes: Willie White, 19, using motor vehicle without owners consent, pled guilty and drew a sentence of six months which was suspend ed, and placed on probation for two years. James Graham, 26. pled guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and was given six months; sentence su spended and placed on probation for 18 months. Willie Whack, 22, tried for vio lation of liquor law. He pled guilty and drew a sentence of six months, to be suspended upon payment of $100 and placed on probation for two years. - Jessie Lee Turner, 15. tried for housebreaking and larceny, pled guilty and sentenced to the John G. Richard’s Industrial school in Columbia until the age of 21, or until released by law. Sen- terjce was suspended and he was placed on probation two years. Grady Lee Douglas, Jr., 15, al so tried for housebreaking and larceny of which he pled guilty, and was sentenced to the John G. Richard’s Industrial school in Columbia until 21 years of age or until released by law. He was also placed on probation for two years. Eddie Gallman, 62, pled guilty of violation of liquor law. He drew a pix month’s sentence, but upon payment of $100 fine, placed on probation for two years. The cases of Thomas Hair, charged with murder, and Argus Herman Haydock, charged with rape were continued until the next term of court. The case against Joe Walker, charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, was nol pressed. J. M. Wilson, charged with privily stealing from a person was sentenced to serve 30 days at the county jail. Allen Henderson, charged with housebreaking and larceny, drew six months sentence at hard labor. Wilsons Witness Unveiling Service Honoring Ancestors W. O. Wilson and Mrs. Furman Sterling joined with other mem bers of the Wilson clan at Green ville Presbyterian church last Sunday to take part in or wit ness the unveiling of a monu ment to one of the Revolutionary War veterans, George Wilson, who was Mr. Wilson’s great, great grandfather. Besides the New berry Wilsons the group includ ed Rev. J. G. Wilson, Mr. Wil son’s brother of Greenville, his son, Dr. Graves Wilson and fam ily of Washington, I). C., numer ous cousins from Commerce, Georgia, one of whom Thomas Wilson, a professor at the Univer sity of Georgia, made the dedi catory speech. Another being Mrs. Lula Richey Mize, who rep resented the D. A. R. from Athens, Georgia; and a cousin, Mrs. Cal vin McDonald, from Benton, Arkansas. Visitors from all parts of the United States were present for the Unveiling. Blalock Newberry Life And Health Property Agent Announcement has been made by Newberry Life & Health In surance Company of the appoint ment of William M. (Bill) Blalock as Manager of the Company’s Property Division. For six years Mr. Blalock has been in the banking business being associated with the New berry Branch of the Newberry County Bank. Prior to his bank employment he served four years in the Army Air Corps during World War II with the 20th Bomber Command, having 20 combat missions to his credit as a Radar Bombardier. Mr. Blalock is a popular young business man, being also widely known for his orchestra work. He is married to the former Agnes Fuller, .has two daughters, Valerie and Susan and resides at 1530 Caldwell street. Persons interested in building lots in Coateswood Place as ad vertised elsewhere in this issue, may contact Mr. Blalock by call ing telephone 213. MR8. T. S. HARMON'S SISTER SERIOUSLY ILL Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Harmon spent Sunday in Union with Mrs. Harmon’s sister .Mrs. J. L. Coward, who has been seriously 111 since suffering a cerebral feeifiorrhage about two weeks ago. ELECTRIC SERVICE TO BE OFF SUNDAY The City advises that electric service will be off on Sunday, June 22, from 2:30 to 3:45 for service repairs. Mrs. Purcell's Death Shocks Many Friends Mrs. Lavinia Rook Purcell, widow of Charles Joseph Purcell, former prominent merchant of Newberry,, died suddenly Saturday morning, June 14, at the Newber ry County Memorial Hospital. Though in somewhat feeble health for the past few years, her death was unexpected and a shock to her many friends. Mrs. Purcell was the daughter of the late Lavinia Rook McFall and Capt. Jesse Young McFall, long clerk of court for Newber ry county and pioneer settlers of South Carolina. She was born March 10, 1879, in Newberry coun ty, and spent her entire life here. She was a woman of sterling qualities, endowed with all the graces to make “a perfect woman, nobly planned to warm, to com fort and command.” She was a devoted mother, a kind, thought ful friend and a beautiful person whose influence will be greatly missed. She was a member of the First Baptist church of New berry and of the Drayton Ruther ford chapter. U.D.C., and Jasper chapter, D.A.R., as long as her health permitted. Mrs. Purcell is survived by three sons and five daughters, E. B. Purcell, Mrs. T. E. Davis, Mrs. C. Kenner Brown, all of Newber ry; Mrs. T. F. Cooley, Elkin, N. C.; Mrs. T. J. West, West Charles ton; Mrs. R. J. Vance. Whittier, Calif.; James McFall Purcell, Fort Lyon, Colorado, and C. J. Purcell, New- Orleans, La.; ten grandchil dren and four great-grandchildren survive. Funeral services were conduct ed Sunday at 4 p.m. from the McSwain Funeral Home by her pastor, Rpv. C. O. Lamoreux, and Rev. E. B. Clippard. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were Joe Keitt, John Norris, W. Roy Ander- (continued on page eight) Congressman Bryan Dorn Speaker For Newberry REA Fair Program TRACTOR SCHOOL MONDAY FOR 4-H A 4-H Tractor school will be conducted by farm implement dealers for Newberry county 4-H Club members next week. Classes will begin Monday night, June 23 at 8 o’clock and continue each night through Thursday, June 26. Each class is expected to last about 90 minutes. An operator’s contest will be held at the Newberry County Fair Grounds, Friday afternoon, June 27, for those who attend the classes. The winner in the contest will represent Newberry county in a district contest at Camp Long, July 28 and 29. During the regular 4-H club meetings, held this spring, mem bers were given an opportunity to sign up for the tractor school. Others may enter the class by calling or writing W. A. Ridge way, Asst. County Agent, Newbu ry, or by attending the first dials next Monday night. The schedule of classes will be: Monday night, 8p.m.—Shealy & Long, Ferguson Dealers, Prosper ity. Tuesday, 8 p.m.—Johnson-Mc- Crackin Co., Farmall Dealers, 1327 Caldwell St., Newberry. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p. m.—Shealy and Long, Ferguson Tractors, Prosperity. Friday afternoon, 1:30 p.m.— Operator’s Contest, Newb e r r y County Fair Grounds. Clergymen Named To Fill Lutheran Pulpit This Month The Rev. Paul E. Monroe of the Lutheran Church of the Redeem er, accompanied by his family, left Tuesday for a months vaca tion. Rev. Monroe will go to Greenville, Pennsylvania, where he will study at Thiel College, doing work on his Master of Sacred Theology degree. Mrs. Monroe and three daugh ters will spend the month with relatives in Warren, Ohio. The following clergymen will fill the pulpit during the absence of Pastor Monroe: Dr. Karl W. Kinard, Dr. P. H. Heisey, Rev. A. W. Ballentine and Dr. R. A. Good man of the college faculty. Dickert Children At Home Sunday Father’s Day was appropriately observed by the J. L. Dickert family of Newberry when eight of his nine children were present Sunday and** helped him enjoy the occasion. Mr. Dickert is 87 years of age and has been a member of the First Baptist church, choir of New berry for the past 53 years fend sang regularly until not long ago. He attends Sunday school and two preaching services every Sun day and occasionally goes to Prayer Meeting services on Thurs day nights. He takes great in terest in his church and can al ways be counted upon to assist with every movement in the church. Mr. Dickert also has a son who has been a member of the choir for a number of years. Mr. Dickert has no trouble in taking care of his county taxes for a pecan tree in his back yard has come to his rescue in this respect for many years. Mrs. Dickert stated today that sales from the tree the past fall netted over $260.00. Mr. Dickert has no trouble in getting the nuts gath ered for he does the job him self. Bryan Dorn, congressman from the Third Congressional district of South Carolina, *'as chosen main speaker for the Rural Electrification Fair to be held here on Friday, July 11th. This selection was jnade by the REA board members at the regular monthly meeting held here Mon day night. The celebration, which will be staged at Newberry County Fair Grounds, will feature many forms pt entertainment. The WIS Hired pands will perform, and there Will be a beauty contest, truck drivers contest and amateur con test. Only customers of the REA nd members of their families ill be allowed to participate in he various contests. ; Applicants for entry in the fteauty contest are asked to come by the REA office on Friend Street immediately, for further in formation. Those wishing to par ticipate in the amateur contest will also apply at the REA office, and, according to Hugh M. Epting, manager of the local REA, any one between the ages of one and 106, who can sing, dance, play a musical instrument or otherwise entertain, may enter this contest. The truck driver’s contest will be 4n charge of County Agent P. B. Ezell and Asst. County Agent W. A. Ridgeway, and applicants should contact one of the agents at the Agricultural Building on Martin street. Manager Epting. with Bill Ring er, Russell Addy, and Mr. and Mrs. William Hunter, attended the REA Fair which w s held ii} St. Matthews Tuesday of this week. Mr. Epting stated that the Fair was a huge success and especially mentioned the General Motors “Preview of Progress” which will be seen at the Fair here and, according to Mr. Ept ing, is “well worth anyone’s time to see.” Further details concerning ar rangements for the fair will be ifoblifihed in a later issue of The Sun: Timber Film Being Made In County Woods The timberlands of central South Carolina are serving as the location for three all color movies now being made for The Champion Paper & Fibre Com pany. This paper company has large holdings of woodlands in the Carolinas, Georgia and Texas with local forest offices at New berry, Winnsboro and Edgefield, and Washington, Georgia. R. D. Coleman, Jr., a state represen tative of South Carolina, is man ager of Champion’s woodland op erations in this area. One of the movies deals com pletely with the story of good forestry operations and practices. Unlike most industrial movies, this picture, to be known as “Deep Roots,” handles the lessons of modern forestry by weaving them into a human interest story of the “Harrison” family. The life of Jud and Margaret Harrison, their children and grandchildren is closely linked to the forestry history and future of the Caro linas. Shooting started in this area on June 9 and will continue for about one month. *The movie crew of about twenty people will move from here to Champion’s Clay mines at Sandersville, Ga., and then about the middle of July will start a month’s shooting at the Canton, N. C. division of The Champion Paper and Fibre Com pany. The next stop in the six months project will be at the general offices and the Hamilton Division, both located at Hamil ton, Ohio. From there ' the camera crews move to Hunts ville, Texas, for more forest scenes and finally to Pasadena, Texas, for pictures of the Houston divi sion. Lee Smallwood, a Champion forester from the Newberry of fice, is serving as technical ad visor in all the woods scenes. R. C. Skillman from the general of fices of Champion at Hamilton, is the company representative for the entire movie program, which has been in planning stages for over a year. The pictures which will be made available to public and private groups throughout the United States will be released in the late Spring of 1953. Wilding Pictures Productions, Inc. of Chicago, 111., is filming the movies. The writers, John Davenport and Samuel Beall, spent more than six months visit ing every location of Champion’s far flung operations and pre paring scripts that later checked by 65 different members of the paper companies administrative staff. The actual shooting of the pictures is under the direc tion of Ed Grabel, assisted by Don Morrison. Mr. Grabel has many years of professional experience and his productions have con sistently been awarded national honors for the best of the year. Last year one of Mr. Grabel’s pic tures was awarded three coveted film awards. All of the leading parts in the pictures are portrayed by pro fessional actors from Hollywood, the legitimate stage and TV and radio fields. Hundreds of bit parts are being filled by members of our own community. Vern Blackely, serving as cam eraman, is an artist with the Camera lens, who also has many times had the pleasure of re ceiving national recognition for his beautiful photography. Mr. Blakely is assisted by Pat Burke out of Wilding’s Detroit studio. Directors, cameramen, and their assistants are an important part of a movie crew but behind the scenes is a busy group of sound men, electricians, generator and light men, set designers, and make-up men. All of this team have been forming a caravan of cars and trucks as they moved in and around Newberry, Clinton, and Chappells during the past week. Mr. Skillman, speaking for The Champion Paper and Fibre Company, stated that visitors are welcome on “location” but due to the nature of woods spots and the uncertainty of good camera light, it was impossible to give any advance details of time and location. The three movies are: “Deep Roots” by Samuel Beall, a 30-minute, all color story of Champion’s forestry practices and policies. “Good Business” by John Daven port, a 30-minute color film show ing the story of Champion as a participating member of the com munities in which it operates. “Paper Work” also a 30-minute color film by Samuel Beall, which depicts the romance of paper making from the pine tree cone to the printer's door. Over 12,000 Registered To Vote In Primary On July 8 Small Crowds Mrs. Long Named Master Homemaker At State Meet First Cotton Bloom Brought In Monday Arthur Young who operates his own farm on the old Reagin place about four and a half miles out on the Greenwood road, brought to The Sun office the first cot ton bloom of the season. Young picked the bloom early Monday morning, and as has been his custom for the past seven or eight years, brought the bloom to this office. It is said that Arthur is a good farmer, and our congratulations to him. Services Announced For Clayton Church Rev. Wm. R. Bennett has an nounced preaching services for Sunday morning at 11 a.m. at Clayton Memorial Universalist church in the county. He has issued a special invitation for residents of Saluda and this vicin ity to attend the service. Mr. Bennett termed the meeting an important one and urged a good attendance He also called attention to radio messages on the subject “Universalism Speaks” to be heard Sunday June 22 and June 29 over the National Broadcasting company network. WORD Spartan burg, WSOC Charlotte, and WSB Atlanta will carry these messages at 9:45 a.m. Six South Carolina farm women were named Master Farm Home makers Wednesday night at the opening session of the 32nd an nual convention of the State Council of Farm Women at Win- throp College. Honored were Mrs. L. M. Rogers of Dillon County, Mrs. Norman D. Ellis Sr. of Allendale County, Mrs. B. O. Long of New berry County, Mrs. L. Adair D&ntz- ler Sr. of Orangeburg County, Mrs. Edmund T. Gulledge of Sum ter County, and Mrs. Otto Davis of Darlington County. Mrs. I. M. Smith of Newberry County, president of the South Carolina Farm Homemakers Guild, announced the group, the first presented the awards since 1949. A total of 47 South Carolina farm women have now received the recognition since the first Master Homemakers awards were given in 1928. Mrs. Smith recognized the six farm women as such mothers who “are our only hope for bet ter hordes and better homemak ers of tomorrow.” The Master Farm Homemakers for 1962 live on farms ranging from 320 to 2,000 acres. Five were born and reared on farms. Living bn a 320-acre Newberry county farm with her husband and three children, Mrs. Long has been active in home demonstra tion and church work, the county cancer society, and served on the County hospital board. A musician, she teaches school music and di rects the school glee club and church choir. Kinard-Morris Marriage Event Of Wednesday Miss Mary Frances Morris and Mr. David Pinner Kinard were married at eleven o’clock Wednes day morning, June 18th, 1952 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hawkins, 2019 Nance Street. The ring ceremony was per formed by Dr. J. B. Harman, form er pastor of the bride, in the presence of several relatives and friends of the young couple. The bride wore a Navy blue dress with white acessories for the ocassion. Mrs. Kinard is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Morris, 1903 Charles street, Newberry. She attended the Newberry city schools. Mr. Kinard, son of Mrs. Carrie Metts Kinard of the Bachman Chapel community near Prosper ity, attended the Prosperity schools. He has been a member of the United States Army for about four months, and has re ceived his orders to report for active duty in the Far East on Saturday, June 21st. School Property Bid In Monday At Public Sale Two of the four surplus school building in the county were bid in at public sale at Newberry county court house here Monday morning. D. L. McCullough bought the McCullough school building and land for $1,900. E. M. Strouse, who bid $1,300, bought the pro perty of Union school. Central and Kinard school building went by the board with no takers. The asking price for Central was $900 and $1,200 was asked for the Kinard property. Miss Lightsey, Co For 32 Years MRS. EZELL PATIENT IN LOCAL HOSPITAL Mrs. P. B. Ezell was admitted to the Newberry Memorial Hos pital, Saturday, June 14th where she is receiving treatment. JOHN PETERSON PATIENT IN HOSPITAL John A. Peterson who was Ad mitted to the Newberry Memorial Hospital on Monday, June 9, is now getting along all right. Miss Theresa Lightsey, for 32 years Newberry County Health Nurse, is retiring on July 1st. Miss Lightsey began her duties in this capacity on July 1, 1920 when she, together with Dr. Roy F. Finney, county health doctor at that time, and County Health Officer Jake Wise organized the county health department. The department was set up originally on the fifth floor of the Exchange Bank Building, and remained there until the new quarters were built at the New berry County Memorial Hospital. Miss Lightsey is from Brunson and is a graduate of Winthrop College. She received her gradu ate nurse certificate at Colum bia Hospital and for a while serv ed as a private nurse. During World War I, she spent a year in the Army Nurse corps and was stationed at several hospitals around the country. After the war, she went to Richmond, Va., where she took a course of study in public health work and im mediately thereafter, she came to Newberry. Miss Lightsey has seen a num ber of changes in personnel In the health department during her period of service here. She has served with six health doctor®, the present one being Dr. Sease, who has been . in that position since July 1, 1934. She has re ceived the admiration and respect of all with whom she worked, be cause of her efficiency and good- natured disposition. Miss Lightsey has a large circle of friends and acquaintances and is perhaps as well known as any person in the county. She is known by practically all school children, white and colored, be cause most of them have been vaccinated by her at some time. Miss Lightsey’s many friends here will be happy to learn that she will remain in Newberry at her residence on E. Main Street after her retirement. TO SPEND TEN DAYS AT EDISTO BEACH Mr. and Mrs. J. D. French, Dr. and Mrs. Miller Wessinger and Cpl and Mrs. Robert Wes singer, of Amarillo, Texas who are here on a visit, left today (Friday) for Edisto Beach to spend ten days. May Vote Soon On Bond Issue The citizens of Newberry may vote soon on the issuance of im provement bonds not to exceed $300,000. The bonds are to pro vide imprevements for streets, sewerage system, electrical dis tribution system, park improve ments, garbage disposal facilities, garage building and construction of public rest rooms. A petition looking to the sale of the bonds was presented to city council by T. E. Davis bear ing 1,165 signatures petitioning city council to order an election for the purpose of submitting the question of whether the council shall be empowered to issue and sell the bonds. County Work Completed On New School Building Contractors have completed work on the new county school office building at the corner of Martin and McMorris streets, next to Junior High school. The mod ern 9-room structure will be oc cupied by County School Super visor P. K. Harmon and his staff. As soon as the offices can be equipped, probably by next week, the offices will be occupied. In addition to Mr. Harmon's of fice, others to be located in the plant will be County Superinten dent of Education James D. Brown, Mrs. Ruth Longshore, school lunch supervisor, Mrs. Julia R. Smith, county attendance teacher, and the office of the pub lic school music teacher for the county. Work on the project was begun on April 2. The building is of brick veneer and faces on Mar tin street. Irvine Leslie is archi tect on the job and W. E. Baker Construction company of Whit mire were builders of the $20,000 plant. Besides the offices mentioned above, provision has been iqpde for conference rooms, accounting rooms, and other rooms for use of personnel in the new county school setup, i ’> .. V 2 5 l Hear Speakers By MRS. A. H. COUNTS Over twelve thousand persons in Newberry county have enrolled to vote in the two Democratic pri maries to be held this summer, having done so by obtaining regis tration certificates through .the County Registration Board. Of the 12,279 who obtained certifi cates (T is believed that lee® than 500 were secured by Negroes. In one precinct where approximately 240 certificates were Issued there apparently ap pears 41 Negroes enrolled and In another small precinct the per centage will probably ran ap proximately a third. From 'Is-, vestigation It appears that tm some precincts the percentage of Negroes with whites is predo minantly much greater than te other precincts. Despite the fact that more peo ple have taken the pains to aT®$$ themselves of voting privilege® would seem to indicate that the county would have its largest rote this year since the registration ii approximately a thousand more than any voting year, yet if one is to consider the small crowds attending the scheduled meeting® arranged by the candidate® th® opposite would seem to be true. Doubtless though a large will be cast since a hard fight is being staged in the eighth judi cial circuit over the solicitors and interest in the race is further increased by the reason that in Newberry County C. E. Saint- Amand is waging a strong and spirited fight against the incum bent' Hugh Beasley of Greenwood. Also in the race Is William T. Jones, of Greenwood. '3 ed the “Big Year” in that county office is fined with the exception of Probate Judge, how ever, there is no opposition hi the race for sheriff, coroner, treaew rer, auditor, superintendent ot education, supervisor, senator and magistrate for the city of New- terry. Since Dr. Hugh K. Boyd decided not to offer for clerk of court a race has developed between Walter T. Lake, former legislator and Gurdon W. Counts of Pros perity. Since Mr. Lake is offering for the office of clerk of court and Mr. R. D. Coleman is not seeking reelection, the race for the two house seats lies between Earl H. Bergen, John* Summer Hug gins, R. C. (Bob) Lake, Jr., J. B. Metts and James N. Parr. The two are to be selected from two merchants and three lawyers. No opposition appears in the races for magistrates W. D. Hat ton at Pomaria; W. D. Lindler at Whitmire or Claude Wilson at Prosperity. At Chappells the race is between John H. Boozer and W. E. Spearman, Incumbent. At Little Mountain magistrate Burk M. Wise, incumbent is opposed by Ernest A. Wheeler. For commissioner District No. 2, J. Tab Werts, incumbent, la opposed by Joe Wilson. For commissioner in District No. 1 the candidates are T. C. McDowell, H. T. Carlisle, R. U Sterling and Luther H. Bedeu- baugh. , Besides the two primary elec tions scheduled to be held. County Chairman B. V. Chapman and Mrs. A. H. Counts, secretary-treas urer, in compliance with the state law have arranged an elec tion for Wednesday, July 2nd. af fording the members of the National Guard an opportunity of casting their vote since a large number will be away at the regular primary elections. Miss Theresa Lightsey is spending a few days this week at her home in Brunson with rel atives. BIRTHDAYS June 21^—W. C. (Bill) Armfletd June 22—Tena Price, Mr#. Jewel W. Hentz and William Patrldge June 25—Mre. H. B. Welle and Oswald Copeland June 26—B. L. Dorrlty.